Rev. Jakob Hero-Shaw, Author at Creative Loafing Tampa

‘To the monsters, we’re the monsters’: Reflections of a Tampa Bay LGBTQ+ pastor

Jakob Hero-Shaw is the pastor of Tampa’s Metropolitan Community Church.

by Rev. Jakob Hero-Shaw May 31, 2024July 23, 2025

Jakob Hero-Shaw is the pastor of Tampa’s Metropolitan Community Church.

Tampa pastor on Pride: ‘God called me to be exactly who I am, as a trans person, as a gay person, as a husband, parent’

Rev. Jakob Hero-Shaw: ‘We’re here, we’re queer, and we’re not leaving.’

by Rev. Jakob Hero-Shaw June 5, 2023July 13, 2025